Sentences with phrase «rather than an asset»

In top - down power structures, employees are viewed as worker bees and considered to be objects or expenses rather than assets; there is little concern for their happiness or well - being, since the motive for hiring them was purely productivity and profit.

The European attitude is in line with the broader social trend of consumers focusing more on services rather than assets.

Many of the most prominent places you'll see the Trump logo are actually clients rather than assets of the Trump Organization.

JPMorgan reported a net $ 2.4 billion charge, made up of the impact of repatriation of overseas earnings and adjustments to tax - oriented investments such as affordable housing and energy, but also offset partly by a revaluation of the firm's deferred tax liabilities rather than assets as at other firms.

A rotation strategy is very similar in approach to tactical asset allocation, but rather than asset classes, the investor will allocate his funds to different sectors depending on his short - term view.

Personal loans are generally unsecured, meaning they use your credit as a gauge rather than an asset like your house or car.

Principals in many schools, McCarty said, «would be wishing for things like file cabinets that aren't locked shut without keys or that the cracked old empty pool — now a safety hazard and a stark reminder of what the children do not have rather than an asset to the physical plant — would be magically filled in and planted with a tree; and that the air and heat worked.»

«In these schools,» McCarty said, «folks are wishing for things like file cabinets that aren't locked shut without keys; or that the cracked old empty pool — a stark reminder of what the children do not have rather than an asset to the physical plant — would be magically filled in and planted with a tree; and that the air and heat worked.»

As the recent history of the school district has shown, special interest groups have been a hindrance, rather than an asset, in the drive for academic success.

The characters tend to find that their magic is a liability rather than an asset when it comes to matters of the heart.

I also consider a primary residence a liability rather than an asset.

Buttonwood concludes that higher valuations — determined on an earnings, rather than asset basis — lead to lower returns:

Investment philosophy based on risk allocation rather than asset allocation, as portfolio construction focused on risk allocation, as opposed to asset allocation.

Buttonwood concluded that higher valuations — determined on an earnings, rather than asset basis — led to lower returns:

Even if you have a job and a way to repay your loan, many financial institutions may find you a risk rather than an asset to their customer base.

Loans were securitised and turned into investments rather than assets of institutions that have a regulated capital buffer and, in extremis, government support.

As the correlation rises, assets are more apt to be classified as merely sectors or subsectors of the investment world, rather than asset classes.

The accounts only contain the value of the assets, rather than the assets themselves.

At what point does it become a problem rather than an asset?

Coal deposits, which have cost millions of dollars to explore and evaluate, have become embarrassments rather than assets.

It would be fairer for target businesses to be valued on the basis of market price, rather than asset valuation to determine the merger ratio.

Following up on my prior post, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that a rent stabilized appartment is a public benefit, rather than an asset.

However, it likely won't qualify as it puts the management of the assets in the hands of the employee rather than an asset manager.

«I can't think of a better business argument for private sector organisations than your rating as an investment going down if investors regard the health of your workforce as a risk rather than an asset,» he says.

A recent Monster.com survey of working adults across several age groups revealed that 57 percent of participants felt their social media accounts were a liability rather than an asset when job hunting.

But the sector's insiders foresee a year ruled by property development and redevelopment rather than asset purchases.

It seems like it is a liability rather than an asset.

Some organizations have moved to a risk - centric allocation model, some now allocate to strategies rather than assets, and there are others that focus on liability matching.

Not exact matches

But Airbnb is fundamentally different than most of the others, because it allows its users to monetize an asset rather than their labor.

They sell the assets now, causing prices to fall immediately, rather than in the future!

Investors simply need to adjust to the current environment rather than ditch their equity portfolios amid geopolitical concerns and fears of a market correction, a U.S. asset manager told CNBC Wednesday.

Maybe the clerk has a higher level of empathy and it's an asset to the store for her to express that rather than smiling in a fake way.

Those who derive most of their income from asset - price appreciation, rather than salaries, say higher taxes would unfairly punish risk takers.

To minimize the impact of fees on your own savings, choose index funds and ETFs over actively managed funds; if you plan to hire a financial adviser, calculate whether you'll save money by paying an hourly fee rather than an annual percentage of your assets.

Even Buffett marveled at how their business models, built on intellectual property rather than tangible assets, are «so much better» than the industrial core of yesteryear's biggest companies.

«Incorporating these assets into your wider portfolio is going to become the standard sooner rather than later,» says Mayer in an interview at the company's WeWork outpost in Manhattan.

This type of loan relies on assets rather than credit.

Further, proposed new rules on the sale of business assets, will make it more attractive to sell those assets to an unrelated third party rather than to family members.

Savings will decline as retired folk tend to consume rather than build assets, potentially leading to more competing demands for capital and higher interest rates.

As for the notion that the big payment processors may fear cryptocurrencies as potential competitors, this could become an issue if and when cryptocurrencies recover from their current crash and settle into a less volatile pattern that encourages their use as virtual currency rather than as speculative assets.

He said the company's strategy of getting out of asset - heavy businesses rather than chase «overpriced assets» was a positive as it would help it focus on its core operations.

Rather than taking this money from your retirement assets, consider liquidating some appreciated stock and lending it to your company.

We've also been able to use the welcoming atmosphere we've created to make our large number of employees — around 50,000 today — an asset rather than an obstacle.

If current activists view online support as an asset, rather than with resentment because it is different from «traditional» methods, they can mobilize vast numbers of people.

Another, settled in 1998, alleged that men in the asset - management division mockingly awarded the «pink pump» — a woman's high - heeled shoe — to colleagues who went home to a wife or girlfriend rather than out for beers with the guys.

That's because the C corporation, rather than the owner, would be selling the assets.

It is simply an add - on for modern times, a way of looking for a more complete picture of a company rather than one that separates the company from its context and only looks at its quantifiable assets and liabilities.

Bertocci cites a study by Ocean Tomo, an intellectual property advisory firm, showing that intangible assets amount to 84 % of the market value of companies today, many of which now sell services rather than goods, compared with 17 % in 1975.

Many experts recommend setting limits for how far off - target each type of asset can be, rather than following a schedule on a calendar.

Rather than hoping to find high - paying assets, investors may need to pursue a less desirable alternative: saving more.